Topic: State Capitalism and International Economic Law Date: 11 December 2014 Time: 12 noon Venue: Lancaster University Law School Bowland North SR5, UK Speaker: Dr Ming Du (Law School) will present his […]
The Testament Of Alfred Nobel (Full Text)
scroll down for full txt Today Nobel Prize Award Ceremony In Stockholm, Sweden Full text Testament Alfred Nobel I, the undersigned, Alfred Bernhard Nobel, do hereby, after mature deliberation, declare the following […]
Again Thousands Of Einstein Documents Available Online For Free
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Science Suggests Mars Maintained Climate Producing Long-Lasting Lakes
Observations by NASA’s Curiosity Rover indicate Mars’ Mount Sharp was built by sediments deposited in a large lake bed over tens of millions of years. This interpretation of Curiosity’s finds in Gale […]
Analysis: Is Islamism In Decline?
Poised opposite Cairo university stands a grand statue of a traditional peasant woman (often used to depict Egypt) lifting her veil while standing next to a couchant Sphinx. The statue known as […]
Is Islamism In Decline? (Column)
On December 6 Thomas L. Friedman published a column with the title How ISIS drives Muslims from Islam in the New York Times. I totally agree with this. It’s only strange that […]
The Face of Saint Nicholas: Some Forensic Pathology
Modern forensic anthropology has developed tools to help discover what people looked like. These techniques are primarily used to assist in identifying unknown crime victims. However, they can be used also […]
War Drones In Support Of Science
The Predator drone is an iconic symbol of America’s current wars, and it’s younger — but bigger — Predator-B sibling often goes by the ominous name Reaper. In NASA’s hands, the Predator-B […]
4 Conferences To Look Forward To
11/12/2014: State Capitalism and International Economic Law 20/1/2015: The Future of Technology in Education 21/1/2015: Competing Scenarios for Slavery Remembrance in the Caribbean 26/2/2015: International Conference on Cyber Security for Sustainable Society […]
Yale Study Shows Monkeys Aren’t Fooled By Expensive Brands
In at least one respect, Capuchin monkeys are smarter than humans — they don’t assume a higher price tag means better quality, according to a new Yale study appearing in the open-access […]
Science Meets History: Case Closed After 529 Years
An international research team led by Dr Turi King from the University of Leicester Department of Genetics provides overwhelming evidence that the skeleton discovered under a car park in Leicester indeed represents […]
The Future of Print: Newspapers Struggle to Survive in the Age of Technology
The news industry has had a rough decade. Print readership is steadily declining, newspapers are closing, and journalists with decades of experience are being laid off. In response, major newspapers have made […]
1 December Rosa Parks Day
On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to obey bus driver James F. Blake‘s order that she give up her seat in the colored section to a white […]
Print Is Not The Future, But It’s Not The Past Either
Once a year the Newspaper Association of America pulls together its overall performance figures, so once a year we can see more clearly than ever which way the US press industry (hugely […]
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